Born in Moscow. Finished the department of photo technology at the Moscow Council polytechnic college (1981), department of cinematography at VGIK (1987, workshop of T.Lobova, S.Medynsky, V.Nakhabtsev, M.Shatrov).
Since 1988 works as cinematographer at "Centrnauchf ilm", Russian Central Studio of Documentary Films, "Risk", "Mosfilm", "Lenfilm" and other stu¬ dios.
Worked as cinematographer at more than 80 documentary, popular science and feature films.